Given the innate sexiness of heists, this book should’ve been way more swoonworthy. I’m not gonna complain, though, cos this means I’m finally BFFs with a YA character I can EASILY SNEAK INTO A BAR. With that said, I didn’t really have any “OMG! I KNOW!” or “I feel you, girl!” moments with Kat, because she reads WAY more like she’s 24 than 15. Kat is definitely a super cosmo art thief, but Ally Carter manages to infuse her with just enough anxiety to be accessible. Even though she tries to walk away from her criminal life, Kat can’t escape her family roots, and her struggles will resonate with anyone who’s left the nest and ventured out on their own (which is pretty much every adult out there, unless you’re still living in your parents’ garage, OH SNAP). Kat is crazy smart, totally independent, and extremely driven, and in spite of what I just said about suspending disbelief, it makes sense that after spending her childhood as Lil Miss Art Thief, she would crave normalcy. I will never miss an opportunity to give my charm to a complete and total badass, not only because I worship fierce girls but also cos INSTANT RESPECT IN THE CAFETERIA, Y’ALL. In order to protect her dad, Kat must put together the ultimate team to pull an extraordinary heist, all while matching wits with the greatest thief in the world, Visily Romani! The actual culprit, she quickly discovers, is her friend Hale, who is intent on getting Kat back in The Family Business in order to save her father, who’s gotten mixed up with a really bad dude named Taccone. HA HA I KNOW, you have to suspend some disbelief with Heist Society, because WHO WOULD NOT WANT TO BE A TOTALLY BADASS TEEN CRIMINAL MASTERMIND? Anyhoo, in an effort to become ordinary, Kat scams her way into the ultra prestigious Colgan School, only to find herself getting kicked out over a (really awesome) prank that she had nothing to do with.

Whereas I was a nerdy, regular old teenager who dreamed of being more like my heroes (Nancy Drew and Scully, obvs), Kat is a super crafty art thief who wishes she could just be normal. Katarina Bishop is basically living the opposite of my high school life. Relationship Status: The Skater Dude at the Mall Bonus Factors: Sneakers, Glamorous Globetrotting, Being Rich, From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs.

Heist society by ally carter